The pair of US Border Patrol officers who discharged their weapons in the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti have been put on administrative leave, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin has confirmed.
Sources in the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that the unnamed agents were pulled from field duties and put on standard paid leave as investigators continue to examine the circumstances of the fatal shooting . They were offered mental health support as part of routine procedure and, when they return to duty, will be restricted to desk roles while the inquiry plays out.
Pretti, a 3762year62old intensive care unit nurse and US citizen, was killed by federal agent s during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on January 24. The incident has fuelled nationwide protests and intense scrutiny of federal tactics after video footage appeared to show Pretti being subdued before shots were fired.
President Donald Trump has called for a full investigation into the shooting, a shift from initial statements by Homeland Security officials who hinted Pretti posed a threat. A preliminary government review later found no evidence he had brandished his legally carried handgun before he was shot, undermining earlier claims.
The administrative leave comes amid mounting public anger following Prettis deat h and the recent killing of another anti62ICE protester, Renee Good, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the same city.
The evolving investigation and protests have turned Prettis death into a focal point in the national debate over federal immigration enforcement and the use of force by federal agents.
On Wednesday, US Attorney General Pam Bondi said that 16 protesters had now been arrested in Minnesota for allegedly assaulting federal law enforcement officers.
She wrote on X: "I am on the ground in Minneapolis today. Federal agents have arrested 16 Minnesota rioters for allegedly assaulting federal law enforcement people who have been resisting and impeding our federal law enforcement agents.
"We expect more arrests to come. Ive said it before and Ill say it again: NOTHING will stop President Trump and this Department of Justice from enforcing the law."
美国国土安全部发言人表示，明尼阿波利斯市护士亚历克斯·普雷蒂（Alex Pretti）遭枪击身亡后，两名美国边境巡逻队探员已被停职调查。美国国土安全部发言人特里西娅·麦克劳克林证实，在亚历克斯·普雷蒂致命枪击事件中开枪的两名美国边境巡逻队官员已被行政停职。
美国国土安全部消息人士证实，在调查人员持续审查致命枪击事件细节期间，涉事未公开姓名的探员已被调离外勤岗位，转为常规带薪休假。根据标准程序，他们获得了心理健康支持服务；待复职后，在调查进行期间将暂时限制其从事文职工作。
1月24日，37岁的重症监护室护士、美国公民普雷蒂（Pretti）在明尼阿波利斯市的一次移民执法行动中被联邦探员枪杀。现场视频显示普雷蒂在枪响前已被制服，该事件引发全国性抗议，并使联邦执法策略受到强烈质疑。
唐纳德·特朗普总统呼吁对这起枪击事件进行全面调查，这与国土安全部官员最初的表态有所不同，后者曾暗示普雷蒂构成威胁。政府初步审查后发现，没有证据表明他在被枪击前挥舞过合法携带的手枪，这削弱了早先的说法。
在普雷蒂死亡事件引发公众日益强烈的愤怒之际，又一名反移民和海关执法局（ICE）的抗议者蕾妮·古德在同一座城市被该局执法人员杀害，涉事人员现已被行政停职。
随着调查的深入和抗议活动的持续，普雷蒂之死已成为全国范围内关于联邦移民执法及执法人员使用武力议题的焦点。
周三，美国司法部长帕姆·邦迪表示，明尼苏达州已有16名抗议者因涉嫌袭击联邦执法官员而被捕。
她在X平台上发文称："今日我亲临明尼阿波利斯市现场。联邦探员已逮捕16名明尼苏达州暴乱分子，这些人涉嫌袭击联邦执法人员——这些暴徒一直在阻挠和妨碍我们的联邦执法工作。"
我们预计会有更多人被捕。我此前说过，现在再次重申：没有任何力量能阻止特朗普总统和司法部执行法律。
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